Terrifying Details of Life in Royal Palaces That Will Stun You

Spiral Stairs

Back in the day, every spiral staircase in a castle, of which there were many, was clockwise. This was done for a specific reason: with clockwise stairs, right-handed intruders would have a harder time swinging their swords at the castle guards. Everything had some thought...

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The More You Know

  • A full jumbo jet tank has enough fuel to drive a car around the world four times.
  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
  • Dogs can learn up to 165 words.
  • A single dollar bill costs 5 cents to make.
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